Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 75 km southeast of Iwaki, Japan in the afternoon

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 40 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Thursday 29 July 2021 at 4:17 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Iwaki (pop. 357,300) located 75 km from the epicenter, Kitaibaraki (pop. 50,800) 76 km away, Takahagi (pop. 33,600) 79 km away, Hitachi (pop. 186,300) 86 km away, Funaishikawa (pop. 35,300) 96 km away, Hitachi-Naka (pop. 156,800) 101 km away, and Katsuta (pop. 156,000) 102 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & heure: 29 Jul 4:17 pm (GMT +9) local time (29 Jul 2021 07:17 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.1
Profondeur: 40.0 km
Épicentre latitude / longitude: 36.7°N / 141.6°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Source de données principale: EMSC